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It's sad. Despite being a veteran you have absolutely no idea what this word really means.

I've had my eye on this for a while and it looks like the industry is about to turn the corner of the magic ratio of energy density (energy to weight). There are already commercial airlines ordering electric aircraft in the short haul market and I have to believe that with the flight cost being 1/10th of an ICE aircraft that it's going to turn heads very quickly. Once an air frame that works with skydiving hits the secondary market there's no doubt that small DZ's will start snapping these up. If big DZ's are getting hit hard NOW with C182 operations sprouting up around them, just wait until they can fly for $20/hr fuel cost. Here are a couple on the current market. The key elements are cost, operating cost, weight and power. Bye Aerospance eFlyer 2 ($350k, $20/hr, XXkg, 90kW peak/70kW continuous) Company is testing a 9-seater https://electrek.co/2019/04/11/norway-60-electric-airplanes/ Cessna Caravan - powertrain developed for existing airframe ($XXXX, $XX/hr, 50 kg engine, 250 kw) https://www.flyer.co.uk/magnix-tests-new-electric-motor-on-cessna-ironbird/ Seimens SP260D engine ($XXXX, $XX/hr, 50 kg engine, 261 kw) Their goal is a 10kw/kg engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_SP260D

He likes to change things up regularly. I think that way he feels like he’s in charge, because he provides the continuity. Wendy P.

This whole "illegal s voting for Democrats" thing is also bullshit. Illegals don't vote, they keep their heads down and do their best to avoid attention. And, many of them are conservative and religious and more likely to vote that way. Except that part the R party coalition is the racists, so they are made to feel unwelcome there. Conservatives fear and/or resist change. That is part of what the name means.

Come on man. I know you guys love false equivalences but Ron deliberately moved across the country specifically so he could live in an enclave of very right wing conservative Christians with few to no liberals in the community. That’s not any kind of hyperbole, he literally has surrounded himself with like minded people in everyday life. Its a world of difference to frequenting a forum where there happen to be more liberals than conservatives regularly posting - especially since everyone here found this place because they skydive, not because they’re liberal.

Yes. I have "surrounded myself" with you, Turtle, RonD, RushMC, Rick, Bigun, Coreece and Brenthutch so I only see "like-minded" people. You've figured out the big conspiracy.

As I get more jumps back to back I will post more, but I can tell you right now the All FT 30 AW is a step above the VK PS for sure. Once I get the AW H1 96, I will do the same. No I did not buy the full moon AW, but I did jump with those folks this fall.

War is nearly always a sign of failure. Failure of diplomatic methods, of trade methods, of simply tolerating. It’s a sign that one values human life less than ideology. Saying “it’s the only one we have” speaks volumes about one’s priorities Wendy P.

Ah yes, nothing like a good old torture program to warm the cockles of the heart.

Up here the veteran community solidly supports Trump. Most of us are Vietnam veterans and had to deal with the reality of the draft. By the same token, we hate John Kerry, who served in Vietnam. Military service or the lack thereof is not a factor for our support. Why would the draft issue be important to you and your peers when it was not a factor in your military choices? I believe your hatred of the POTUS is much deeper, more conflicted, and to a large extent not clearly understood.

No problems with wingsuiting out of it. And yup, no stairs just a smooth ramp to run down. Just make sure to take a slight pause before exit to make sure you're facing the front. The guy that exited it before me was still sideways on exit and spun like a top! Make sure to wear a cam too-you really do end up looking down at the tail. Pretty cool and worth the extra $ for the jump ticket to me!

Our latest episode with Dr David Coutcher is up. Dr Coutcher claims Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers are responsible for the DB Cooper skyjacking, Zodiac, Phantom Killings, and Jon Benet. Enjoy! https://thecoopervortex.podbean.com/e/db-cooper-escaped-from-alcatraz-dr-david-coutcher/ https://pod.link/1439712498

A few years ago a friend of mine’s house burned down. When asked if there was anything we could do to help, she said “make me laugh as many days as you can.” Thank you Joke of the Day thread. She laughed a lot Wendy P.